Health Minister Announces Health Posts at Mosques for Efficient Service

Jakarta – Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced that the government will establish health posts at mosques this year to provide more efficient healthcare services and reduce road accident casualties.

“We want to try setting up health posts in mosques. Rather than at health centres, people stop more often when praying, right? They stop at mosques along the non-toll Pantura route, so we will place health posts there,” he said in Jakarta on Monday.

“When I spoke with the Transport Minister, many accident victims are motorcycle riders. They can also rest, eat, or whatever they want. If they want to break their fast, they can do so at these health posts,” he added.

The Health Minister also responded positively to a media proposal regarding measles immunisation at these health posts, given the recent intensification of measles vaccination campaigns.

“I think that could work too. I’m not sure whether we should place measles immunisation at all points, but if it’s at some specific locations, the idea works. If we’re talking about children, I’m all for it,” he said.

Previously, the Ministry of Health stated its readiness to provide MR (Measles Rubella) vaccination services at mudik transit posts to anticipate increased measles transmission during the upcoming Lebaran holiday season.

Andi Saguni, Acting Director-General for Disease Control at the Health Ministry, stated on Friday that the ministry was prepared to anticipate holidaymakers with unvaccinated children.

“We are ready to anticipate this. We have already prepared measles vaccination services at transit posts. We have planned to open vaccination services at mudik service posts,” Andi said during an online press conference updating on measles cases in Indonesia.

Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi stated that based on a national survey, the estimated movement of people during the 2026 Lebaran transport period is projected at 143.91 million nationally.